Example sentences of "[prep] set a " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | Eight years after setting a world mile record which still remains unchallenged today , the 32-year-old has abandoned his glittering international miling career to make his eagerly-awaited move up the distance ladder . |
| 2 | On pole after setting a lap record during the qualifying session , Mansell became the first rookie driver to win his first Indy grand prix since the late Graham Hill won the Indianapolis 500 in 1966 . |
| 3 | it sort of er er gave them lee a , ladies leeway who wanted to work after they were married , some married and then could they come back well they could n't keep me on and not let them work you see , so oh yes it was mostly married women , there were a lot of married women there when I left , but erm it sort of set a precedent I suppose for , for them but it did , it did them some good really . |
| 4 | And in so doing , we must , of course , be aware of the risk of setting a standard which goes so far that it would mean that others — for example , the senile or the mentally handicapped , whom we would wish to treat if they were ill — were also included by it . |
| 5 | It could be observed in darkness as a flickering bluish-grey light ; and there was a force in orgone energy capable of setting a motor in motion . |
| 6 | If the PB is identified as being that the child does not go to bed until very late , the most suitable way of setting a baseline is to note over a week or two the actual time the child does go to bed . |
| 7 | For example , while it is the professional who advises on methods of setting a baseline , it is the parents who actually observe , count and note the occurrence of the defined problem . |
| 8 | ‘ I was always in a position of setting a precedent , which gave me a definite advantage . |
| 9 | In these days of response-testing and truth drugs it was the perfect way of setting a man up . |
| 10 | Molotov was opposed to the evacuation of any Soviet military bases for fear of setting a dangerous precedent which could apply to other similar and more important issues . |
| 11 | It was during that holiday that the notion had first come to Melissa of setting a novel in the region . |
| 12 | Difficulties in the use of the ALARA principle ( as low as reasonably achievable ) and of risk cost-benefit analysis for decision-making are discussed , including the problem of setting a monetary value for health detriment and for loss of human life . |
| 13 | At the insistence of the USA , the Convention stopped short of setting a binding target date for emission reductions , but recommended that industrialized states should aim to stabilize CO 2 emissions at 1990 levels by the year 2000 ( a target already agreed by the European Community " see p. 37784 " and Japan ) . |
| 14 | But I ca n't see how any of them was physically capable of setting a trap like that or even knowing how to do it . ’ |
| 15 | At the insistence of the USA , the Convention stopped short of setting a binding target date for emission reductions . |
| 16 | The latter is a is a direct result of setting a poll tax which was clearly and blatantly an under provision to provide decent services in this city . |
| 17 | Of setting a real live project for a design and technology A level student . |
| 18 | The ‘ credulous father ’ Gloucester is easily manipulated into setting a guard to catch Edgar ( King Lear , 11. i.17 ) , and Edmund , who has been ‘ sheltering ’ Edgar ( that is , keeping him locked up , where he can not confront his father ) , dupes him into fleeing , so that Gloucester can order him to be pursued and killed ( 56–63 ) . |
| 19 | Over and above setting a brief for the risk management team to identify , analyse and evaluate all risks that could impact on the balance sheet to a greater extent than , say , five per cent of gross profit , Ure recommends it could also be given the task of tackling risk areas where the organisation suffers continual losses . |
| 20 | For second home owners , it will be up to local authorities to use their discretion in setting a lower rate of charge for certain properties . |
| 21 | In her insistence on the range of masculinities in practice , and her argument that masculinity is structured through contradiction , Segal reminds us of the very real shifts achieved by feminists in setting a new agenda for women and men . |
| 22 | References in the specification to Codes of Practice , or British Standards are helpful in setting a datum for measurement . |
| 23 | In setting a precedent , the BWG created the opportunity for others to make their demands and needs widely known from an organized base . |
| 24 | The greatest help in setting a strategy is a hefty slice of cynicism and the openness of mind to re-examine cherished beliefs . |
| 25 | As a guide in setting a monthly repayment level that suits you , the enclosed table gives examples of how long different levels of borrowing will take to repay . |
| 26 | For instance in setting a pamphlet or a book , a half-page would count the same as a full page . |
| 27 | ‘ Perhaps , in setting a trap , I 've caught myself . |
| 28 | The objectives in setting a fee structure must be to : |
| 29 | Bedroom lighting is particularly important in setting a mood , and for guests who read or work . |
| 30 | Smyth , the 40-year-old former Ryder Cup player , had two eagles in setting a course record 67 to lead by one shot from Argentine Eduardo Romero , Spaniard Miguel Martin , and Swedish newcomer Anders Gillner . |